We're human. We can't make it through life without failing. It's a part of life. We mess up. That's just the way it is. So, what's the good news? The good news it that when we fail, we can try again.
God loves it when we realize that we need him and begin to try again.
Children should never be led to believe they are perfect. It will cause heart break and heart ache that can never be healed (except by God, of course). So, what should we teach them?
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We should teach them it's okay to fail. What's not okay is to fail and never try again.
Some kids will answer yes at first. That's okay. You can prompt some questions like, "Can you drive yourself to school?, Can you fly a plane?, Can you walk across the ocean?", and so on.
Then ask, "Can you get to heaven on your own?"
Answer, "You can with God".
Then ask, "Can we do anything without God?"
This will get the kids thinking. Of course, many people believe they do everything themselves, but in reality, they can do nothing without God. He gives us food to eat, he gives us the air we breathe, he is the reason our hearts beat.
In return, we should do everything we do for God. We should also give Him the glory.
How do we do everything we do for God? When we play sports, we can let God shine through. How can we do that?
By treating the other players with kindness, by working hard to do our best during the game, by helping a player up that was knocked down. All of our actions let people know what kind of person we are.
If we are mean and hateful to everyone we meet, would that be letting God shine through?
No.
If we pushed people down during the game just to get ahead of them, would that be letting God shine through?
No.
What if we used bad language or made fun of others? Of course not.
None of this is okay, but we can ask God to forgive us and try again.
Maybe we will even do the same wrong thing again the next time. We should stop and ask God to forgive us and ask for God's help to not do it again and guess what:
Because God says we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength, when we pray for God's help and we really truly want his help, He WILL help us.
Each time we argue, complain, push someone, lie, yell, or anything else we do that is bad, we can rest assured that we need only pray for God's help and try again.
Over time with God's help, we can be sure that we will stop doing those things and become more like God each and every day.
Teach the kids that we can't do anything by ourselves, but with God's help we can try again and try again until finally we can overcome those obstacles we need to get rid of sin our lives.
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Children should never be led to believe they are perfect. It will cause heart break and heart ache that can never be healed (except by God, of course). So, what should we teach them?
Before reading on - sign up on the right to get FREE Sunday school material!
We should teach them it's okay to fail. What's not okay is to fail and never try again.
Try Again, Try Again Sunday School Lesson
Begin by asking, "Can you do everything by yourself?"Some kids will answer yes at first. That's okay. You can prompt some questions like, "Can you drive yourself to school?, Can you fly a plane?, Can you walk across the ocean?", and so on.
Then ask, "Can you get to heaven on your own?"
Answer, "You can with God".
Then ask, "Can we do anything without God?"
This will get the kids thinking. Of course, many people believe they do everything themselves, but in reality, they can do nothing without God. He gives us food to eat, he gives us the air we breathe, he is the reason our hearts beat.
In return, we should do everything we do for God. We should also give Him the glory.
How do we do everything we do for God? When we play sports, we can let God shine through. How can we do that?
By treating the other players with kindness, by working hard to do our best during the game, by helping a player up that was knocked down. All of our actions let people know what kind of person we are.
If we are mean and hateful to everyone we meet, would that be letting God shine through?
No.
If we pushed people down during the game just to get ahead of them, would that be letting God shine through?
No.
What if we used bad language or made fun of others? Of course not.
Try Again
Sometimes, when we are doing something and get upset, we lash out at those around us. We may even yell and say something that hurts the other persons feelings. Maybe you've told a lie or took something that wasn't yours.None of this is okay, but we can ask God to forgive us and try again.
Maybe we will even do the same wrong thing again the next time. We should stop and ask God to forgive us and ask for God's help to not do it again and guess what:
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Because God says we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength, when we pray for God's help and we really truly want his help, He WILL help us.
Each time we argue, complain, push someone, lie, yell, or anything else we do that is bad, we can rest assured that we need only pray for God's help and try again.
Over time with God's help, we can be sure that we will stop doing those things and become more like God each and every day.
Teach the kids that we can't do anything by ourselves, but with God's help we can try again and try again until finally we can overcome those obstacles we need to get rid of sin our lives.
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